Mannequin & Daphne

Walking through the streets I saw her…with her passion red dress and her little hat, her long black mane make her look so mysterious and beautiful, her skin was so white making her veins from her wrist look blue. She works on the circus with me but I never see her, she was so quiet and had a disheartened gaze when I tried to get a peek from my place on the circus. My name is Mannequin and her name is Daphne; such a lovely name for a girl that always had a gloomy face. I remember the day when I met her, it’s was on a show we had in Germany. Her costume was so stunning that it almost left me blind, with her black tutu and a black and white stripe corset…her makeup make her looked like a doll and most of all she didn’t need to wear any white face powder because her skin was already a exquisite white making her lips look like a bloody burgundy and her long ivory eyelashes outstanding her deep-sea azure eyes. It was the perfect combination; a clown and a ballerina. During my days on the circus it was like a dream every time she locked her eyes in the scenario and I followed her when she did her theatrical turns in a circus-like song in the piano I played like a master and with elegance in my boundless time. One day, she caught me doing the master piece she had to rehearse for the next show in Paris and told me “Oh my lord! You should play this piece for my dance and stop working as a joker”
-“But I love being a cl0wn and making kids laugh”.
-“But you are a master in piano and that’ll benefit you a lot if you play on my part of the
performance, you’ll be paid more and will make an excellent… duet.”
-“But playing piano is just a hobby for me, it just stays in my spare time and that’s it.”
-“oh come on, you can do it with that profligate talent you have, I know you can…”
-“ok, just so you can look eye-catching as always and have a piano master in your musical number.”
-“Thank you Mannequin! and about the eye-catching that was really flattering but thanks.”
-“Your welcome, anything for you Daphne.
She blushed in to a crimson red and got butterflies in her stomach, she knew it so well that Mannequin needs to belong in her heart and soul but she was too shy and oblivious to write a poem for him or even have a kiss with an enigmatic man that charmed her with superb piano partitures.
Some days before they perform the theatrical production in Paris, Mannequin thought carefully of the deal Daphne gave him.
He thought “Hmm that would be awesome if I was playing for my alluring ballerina, looking her get lost in the lullaby she needs to succeed…that would be like one of my most desired dreams come true. Just thinking of playing with such passion and dedication feeling my fingers get lost in the grand piano…”
He just have three days to think about it and he decided to go to the manager of the circus and ask him if he can play “Versiegelt glanzumströmt” from Lacrimosa in the piano for Daphne Roosevelt. He said “Ooh, Mr. Russe that would be a great idea but you still need to perform your part on the circus.Remember, you are the clown and everyone wants to laugh a little bit.”
-“Ooh yes, Mr. Wilson I’m conscious of my job as a clown and I think I’m capable of handling it really well, I suggest you move Daphne’s part to the end so everyone can be surprise and that would be like ending with a great performance.”-“That’s a nice offer Mr. Russe and it would be spectacular if we finish off it with big surprises for everyone paying to go see an enthralling circus performance in Paris”
-“So you accept my suggestion?”
-“Of course Mr. Russe it’s a brilliant idea!”
Mannequin had a smile that reach almost to his ears. And went running to Daphne’s house. He knocked so loud with all the mix of exciting and skyscraping ecstasy that he could barely breathe. Daphne was shocked that his secret love was in such a good mood. She ask him “What’s wrong why you are so happy?”
-“Daphne, I have great news for you and the circus performance is going on this coming Monday”.
-“Really?!”
-“yes, I went with the manager and I propose him to move your musical number to the end of the performance so we can have a spectacular end with my piano partiture and you dancing with the rest of the circus ballerinas”
-“Wow! that is a great idea and I’m glad you are going to play the piano in my musical part”
-Anything for you, Daphne”
They came closer and for most of you my readers this is the turning point of the story.
Mannequin and Daphne came closer and closer looking at each other with desire
and when they were really close they kiss…
Daphne was in the seventh heaven and Mannequin in cloud nine. Her exquisite white skin almost turn in to a pink and red combination of how pleased she was.
And Mannequin just couldn’t say anything…he was paralyzed of so many emotions were in his heart after all he wished this moment with a lot of fervor throughout his whole life; well part of his circus career.
To make a long story short, the circus show was a phenomenon in Paris and for 8 months they had a busy calendar in their lifes.The Show went great and more people came to see them; especially the Clown Russe and the Ballerina Roosevelt. Is still a mystery of what they did were they life after that performance but you can imagine it already.



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